New-Delhi: The first-ever commercial flight Made in India civil dornier aircraft will start flying from today, the Ministry of Civil Aviation said on Monday.
The first ever ‘Made in India’ 17-seater dornier aircraft would be pressed into its maiden service linking five remote towns of Arunachal Pradesh to Assam’s Dibrugarh.
The Dornier 228 aircraft’s maiden flight would be from Dibrugarh in Assam to Pasighat in Arunachal Pradesh on Tuesday. Alliance Air, in an official statement, explained that this flight will help boost connectivity in the northeastern states.
Alliance Air added that it will be India’s first commercial airline to operate an Indian-made aircraft for civil operations.
Civil Aviation Minister, Jyotiraditya Scindia and the Chief Ministers of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, Himanta Biswa Sarma and Pema Khandu will also be present on the occasion of Dornier 228’s first flight and the flying training organisation’s opening.
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